Cameroon vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes

Cameroon
13.0%
in 2018
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
12.0%
in 2014
Cameroon rank
19th
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
22nd

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Cameroon
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 13.0% against 12.0% in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 19th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 22nd of 179 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Congo, Democratic Republic of the in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Congo, Democratic Republic of the Difference Ahead
1970s 25.1% 22.6% 2.5% Cameroon
1980s 32.3% 22.1% 10.2% Cameroon
2000s 14.1% 18.0% 3.9% Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2010s 11.4% 13.8% 2.4% Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes, Cameroon or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Cameroon, at 13.0% against 12.0% in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes between Cameroon and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
1.0%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
13 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
How do Cameroon and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
Cameroon ranks 19th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 22nd of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,950 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.